Air Canada Recreation Association (ACRA) 2018 Golf Tournament. Dates: September 9 to September 13, 2018 6015 Highway 89, Alliston, Ontario, Tel: 705-435-5501 Cut-off date is August 9, 2018 after that date accommodations will be on a space available basis. Click Here for more information. |
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Tony Walsh sends us this information - At YGM Airport & The Gimli Glider Exhibit
For Pilots: July 22 - All pilots and their passengers are invited to a Sunday of fun at the 35th Gimli Glider Anniversary Fly-In 10:00 to 15:00 Sunday, July 22nd at CYGM – Gimli Industrial Airport. Hosted by the Gimli Glider Exhibit team, the Fly-In’s flight operations are directed by Steve Bannister, RCAF Lieutenant-Colonel retired. A nominal $20.00 “landing fee” gets pilots and their passengers a BBQ lunch, transportation and admission to the much acclaimed Gimli Glider Exhibit museum on the waterfront in downtown Gimli. Static Display of war-bird aircraft from The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum and the Opportunity to meet the famous Captain Pearson who performed that miracle of airmanship on July 23, 1983 gliding a both-engine-out B-767-233 long distance and landing it using a steep forward slip (due no-flaps) on the race-track/drag-strip on Gimli’s decommissioned runway 32L, saving the passengers & crew, plus the aircraft for 25 more years of service. For further info: www.gimliglider.com & www.facebook.com/gimligliderexhibit1 |
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For Everyone: July 22, 2018 - at Gimli Industrial Airport (YGM) Sunday 10:00 – 3:00 pm. The family fun events include CATP static display & training war-bird rides, meet Captain Pearson as he flies into YGM at noon as passenger in Mark Miller’s Harmon Rocket competitive aerobatic aircraft “Little Gimli” that has registration C-GAUN that was the Gimli Glider’s original registration. (Note: Mark Miller is producer of reality TV shows Highway Thru Hell / Heavy Rescue 401, etc. and his major donation helped purchase 604’s upper tail fin). BBQ burgers & snacks available as well as CATP war-bird rides. At the Aspen Park Recreation Centre, starting at 6:30 pm, it’s the 35th Gimli Glider Anniversary Dinner with speakers Mark Miller & Kim Connors. Tickets available at the GG Exhibit. Book dinner & war-bird rides via July 23, 2018 at the Gimli Glider Exhibit on waterfront in downtown Gimli (street-level at Lakeview Resort & Convention Centre) at 11:00 – 5:00 pm Gimli Glider B-767-233 Fin # 604 tail fin display unveiling at noon and meet Captain Pearson for $5:00 all-day admission |
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